OVERVIEW:-
THE RAILWAY GROUP D EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD (RRB) TO RECRUIT CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS LEVEL 1 POSTS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS. THIS INCLUDES POSTS LIKE TRACK MAINTAINER, HELPER/ASSISTANT IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, AND POINTSMAN. THE SELECTION PROCESS CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE STAGES, ENSURING THE RECRUITMENT OF COMPETENT CANDIDATES.
1. SELECTION PROCESS:-
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING STAGES:
(A) COMPUTER-BASED TEST (CBT):-
THE FIRST STAGE IS AN ONLINE TEST TO EVALUATE THE CANDIDATE’S BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE.
(B) PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST (PET):-
CANDIDATES QUALIFYING THE CBT MUST UNDERGO A PET TO ASSESS THEIR PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES.
(C) DOCUMENT VERIFICATION (DV):
CANDIDATES CLEARING THE PET ARE CALLED FOR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION TO CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY.
(D) MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
FINALLY, CANDIDATES MUST PASS THE MEDICAL FITNESS TEST CONDUCTED BY THE RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION.
2. EXAM PATTERN FOR CBT:-
| SECTION | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | MARKS | TIME |
| MATHEMATICS | 25 | 25 | |
| GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING | 30 | 30 | 90 MINUTES |
| GENERAL SCIENCE | 25 | 25 | |
| GENERAL AWARENESS & CURRENT AFFAIRS | 20 | 20 | |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 |
NEGATIVE MARKING:-
1/3 MARKS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EACH INCORRECT ANSWER.
THE QUESTIONS ARE OBJECTIVE IN NATURE (MCQS) AND ARE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
3. DETAILED SYLLABUS:-
(A) MATHEMATICS:-
NUMBER SYSTEMS
DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS
PERCENTAGE
RATIO AND PROPORTION
TIME AND WORK
TIME AND DISTANCE
SIMPLE AND COMPOUND INTEREST
PROFIT AND LOSS
ALGEBRA
GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
MENSURATION
STATISTICS
(B) GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING:-
ANALOGIES
CODING AND DECODING
RELATIONSHIPS
SYLLOGISM
DIRECTIONS
DATA INTERPRETATION
PUZZLES AND SERIES
DECISION MAKING
CLASSIFICATION
(C) GENERAL SCIENCE:-
PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND LIFE SCIENCES (UP TO 10TH-GRADE LEVEL).
TOPICS INCLUDE:-
LAWS OF MOTION
WORK AND ENERGY
HUMAN ANATOMY
BASIC CHEMISTRY
(D) GENERAL AWARENESS & CURRENT AFFAIRS:-
INDIAN HISTORY
CULTURE AND HERITAGE
GEOGRAPHY
POLITICS AND CONSTITUTION
ECONOMICS
SPORTS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RECENT AWARDS AND HONORS
4. PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST (PET):-
FOR MALE CANDIDATES:-
MUST LIFT AND CARRY 35 KG FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 METERS IN 2 MINUTES WITHOUT PUTTING IT DOWN.
RUN 1000 METERS IN 4 MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS.
FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES:-
MUST LIFT AND CARRY 20 KG FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 METERS IN 2 MINUTES WITHOUT PUTTING IT DOWN.
RUN 1000 METERS IN 5 MINUTES AND 40 SECONDS.
5. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION (DV):-
CANDIDATES MUST PRODUCE ORIGINAL AND PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE
CASTE CERTIFICATE (IF APPLICABLE)
INCOME CERTIFICATE FOR ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION (EWS) CANDIDATES
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWD)
AADHAAR OR ID PROOF
6. MEDICAL EXAMINATION:-
CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PASS THE PRESCRIBED MEDICAL STANDARDS:
A-3 MEDICAL STANDARDS:–
GOOD EYESIGHT, NO COLOR BLINDNESS, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS.
7. PREPARATION TIPS:-
SOLVE PREVIOUS YEARS’ QUESTION PAPERS.
FOCUS ON ACCURACY TO AVOID NEGATIVE MARKING.
PRACTICE PHYSICAL TASKS FOR PET REGULARLY.
STAY UPDATED WITH CURRENT AFFAIRS BY READING NEWSPAPERS AND WATCHING NEWS CHANNELS.
IMPORTANT LINKS:
OFFICIAL RRB WEBSITE:RRBCDG.GOV.IN
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